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For Muslim families in South Africa
The Islamic steps after a death are the same everywhere: wash, shroud, pray and bury, without delay. The paperwork is not. This part of the site follows the rules in South Africa.
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- Someone has died
What to do, step by step
The first hours, the washing and the prayer, registering the death and the estate, with notes for South Africa.
- Who to call
Muslim funeral services in South Africa
25 listings of masjid funeral committees, Muslim funeral undertakers, cemeteries and burial funds, each checked against a public page.
- Plan ahead
Draft a will that follows the shares
A private drafter for the Islamic shares. Take the draft to an attorney to make it valid here, and to a scholar.
- The shares
See how an estate divides
The Qurʾānic shares are the same in every country. The calculator shows each heir’s share, with the evidence for every rule.
- The Islamic steps
The washing, the shroud and the prayer
How the ghusl and kafan are done, how to pray the janazah, and what to say to a grieving family. These are the same everywhere.
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